Beschreibung
Produktdetails
Einband
Gebundene Ausgabe
Erscheinungsdatum
04.04.2023
Verlag
Grove/AtlanticSeitenzahl
336
Maße (L/B/H)
23/15,7/2,9 cm
Gewicht
510 g
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN
978-0-8021-6238-0
Winner of the Aspen Words Literary Prize
Winner of the Royal Society of Literature's Encore Award
Shortlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction
A New York Times and Washington Post Notable Book of the Year
"Assured and formidable." -- Wall Street Journal
After years away from her family's homeland, and reeling from a disastrous love affair, actress Sonia Nasir returns to Haifa to visit her older sister Haneen. This is her first trip back since the second intifada and the deaths of their grandparents: while Haneen made a life here commuting to Tel Aviv to teach at the university, Sonia remained in London to focus on her acting career and now dissolute marriage. On her return, she finds her relationship to Palestine is fragile, both bone-deep and new.
At Haneen's, Sonia meets the charismatic and candid Mariam, a local director, and finds herself roped into a production of Hamlet in the West Bank. Sonia is soon rehearsing Gertude's lines in Classical Arabic and spending more time in Ramallah than Haifa, along with a dedicated group of men from all over historic Palestine who, in spite of competing egos and priorities, each want to bring Shakespeare to that side of the wall. As opening night draws closer it becomes clear just how many violent obstacles stand before a troupe of Palestinian actors. Amidst it all, the life Sonia once knew starts to give way to the daunting, exhilarating possibility of finding a new self in her ancestral home.
A stunning rendering of present-day Palestine, Enter Ghost is a story of diaspora, displacement, and the connection to be found in family and shared resistance. Timely, thoughtful, and passionate, Isabella Hammad's highly anticipated second novel is an exquisite feat, an unforgettable story of artistry under occupation.
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A love letter to theater and to Palestine
Sonia Nasir was raised between England and Palestine, and, following the end of a chaotic love affair, decides to visit her sister Haneen in Haifa. There, she meets director Mariam, who convinces her to join an arabic production of Hamlet. "Enter Ghost" is a beautiful book about theater, family and about what it means to find a home away from home. Isabella Hammad wrote an article about the history of theater used as a form of protest by the Palestinian people, which was published online for free on lithub.com and really puts this novel into a broader context, a context that, to me, only adds to the beauty and strength behind this story. A must read for anyone interested in Shakespeare, or Palestine, or the meaning of art, or all three. Also available in German under the same name, published by Luchterhand.
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